Digital Days

Onslow County Schools

Summer Professional Development
Topic

Description

A Different Kind of Math

Class (9-12)

Formative assessment.
Progress monitoring.
Differentiation strategies.
Digital tools. Consider how
these elements marry with
the 8 Mathematical
Practices to create a
potential game change for
high school math teachers
& students.

8/1/16

Accommodation &
Modification

Using appropriate
accommodations and
modifications to support EC
students in Inclusive
settings.

6/30/16 8:00 12:00

7/28/16 8:00 12:00

Northwoods Park Middle

School Classroom

7/25/16 12:30 4:30

SWHS

Achieving Rigor for High What is rigor? Is it

School (all content areas) observable? Can it be

measured? What makes an

honors class different than
a standard level class?
Examine instructional
approaches to create a
rigorous and supportive
environment for students
in any class.

Date(s) / Time(s)
8:00 12:00

Location
SWHS

8/4/16 8:00 12:00

AMS Training

Assessment Management
System more information
coming soon

TBD

Are You Flipping Out?

(Flipping your
Classroom)

Learn ways to make your

classroom run more
efficiently with this
dynamic introduction to
video based and blended
instruction.

7/19/16 8:00 12:00

7/27/16 8:00 12:00
8/29/16 8:00 12:00

DLT

AVID Training for

Elementary
Administrators

K-5 principals and assistant

principals will be provided
insight into supporting,
guiding and overseeing
AVID Elementary
implementation on their
campuses.

6/27/16
6/28/16
6/29/16
6/29/16

Being a Data Leader on

Your Campus

Have you ever felt like you

were in data overload?
This session will provide
you with strategies on how
to manage, manipulate, and
make sense of multiple data
points to develop sound
instructional and strategic
decisions for student
success.

7/27/16 8:00 -12:00

7/28/16 8:00 -12:00

Breakout EDU

Breakout EDU creates

ultra-engaging learning
games for people of all ages.
Games (Breakouts) teach
teamwork, problem solving,
critical thinking, and
troubleshooting by
presenting participants
with challenges that ignite
their natural drive to
problem-solve. Will you be
able to escape?

7/25/16 8:00 12:00

7/28/16 8:00 12:00

DLT

Career Literacy-CDC's

Currently, we dedicate
almost no resources to
Career Literacy: preparing
students with the
knowledge, skills and
support they need to make
an informed decision about
a career, and the best
pathways to pursue that
career.
In this session, participants
will learn about different
resources that are available
to help students identify
their work skills, strengths
& values. Participants will
also study different options
available when assisting
students recognize which
occupations they are best
suited for based on their

8/3/16

White Oak High SchoolMedia Center

8:00 12:00
8:00 12:00
8:00 12:00
1:00 54:00

8:00 12:00

6-27 and 6-28 (MR3)

6-29 AM (MR1)
6-29 PM (MR1)

skills, strengths, interest

and values.

Concept-Based Planning
and Teaching for K-5
(requires both sessions
part 1 and 2, therefore
please sign up for both
sessions)

What is Concept Based

Instruction? Concept-

Concept-Based Planning
and Teaching for grades
6-8 (requires both
sessions part 1 and 2,
therefore please sign up
for both sessions)

What is Concept Based

Instruction? Concept-

Concept-Based Math for

K-2 (requires 2 sessions
part 1 and 2)

This professional
development will engage
participants in learning the
mathematical concepts for
grades K-2. Through a
combination of direct
instruction, video
presentations and hands-on
collaborative work,
participants will be
immersed with the

based instruction is driven

by big ideas rather than
subject-specific content. By
leading students to
consider the context in
which they will use their
understanding, conceptbased learning brings real
world meaning to content
knowledge and skills.
Students become critical
thinkers which is essential
to their ability to creatively
solve problems in the 21st
century.

based instruction is driven

by big ideas rather than
subject-specific content. By
leading students to
consider the context in
which they will use their
understanding, conceptbased learning brings real
world meaning to content
knowledge and skills.
Students become critical
thinkers which is essential
to their ability to creatively
solve problems in the 21st
century.

7/18/16 8:00 12:00

(Part 1)
7/19/16 8:00 -12:00
(Part 2)

7/20/16 8:00 12:00

(Part 1)
7/21/16 8:00 12:00
(Part 2)

7/11/16
(Part 1)
7/11/16
(Part 2)
7/12/16
(Part 1)
7/12/16
(Part 2)

8:00 12:00
12:30 4:30
8:00 12:00
12:30 4:30

Meadow View
Elementary School
Media Center

Mathematical Practices,
strategies and
manipulatives to use in
their classrooms. Also
participants will be
engaged with the
mathematics (what & how)
and gain insight how to
bridge the gap of their
students from
memorization and
procedures to conceptual
learners.
This professional
development will engage
participants in learning the
mathematical concepts for
grades 3-5. Through a
combination of direct
instruction, video
presentations and hands-on
collaborative work,
participants will be
immersed with the
Mathematical Practices,
strategies and
manipulatives to use in
their classrooms. Also
participants will be
engaged with the
mathematics (what & how)
and gain insight how to
bridge the gap of their
students from
memorization and
procedures to conceptual
learners.

7/18/16
(Part 1)
7/18/16
(Part 2)
7/19/16
(Part 1)
7/19/16
(Part 2)

Concept-based Unit
Planning for 6-12 Math

Further understanding of
concept based instruction
through examining a model
unit and developing an
outline for a concept based
unit plan.

7/20/16 8:00 12:00

SWHS

Culturally Responsive
Teaching

Learn about research based

classroom practices that
enhance student motivation
through intrinsic systems of
motivation and planned
accommodation for cultural
differences. Topics

7/27/16 8:00 12:00

SWHS

Concept-Based Math for

grades 3-5 (requires 2
sessions part 1 and 2)

8/2/16

8:00 12:00
12:30 -4:30

Meadow View
Elementary School
Media Center

8:00 12:00
12:30 4:30

8:00 12:00

discussed will include:

establishing inclusive
environment, developing
positive attitude toward
learning, enhancing
meaning, and engendering
competence.

Differentiated
Instruction

Participants will be
provided with the what is,
when to and how to's of
Differentiating Instruction.
This session will be
presented through active
learning strategies and
hands-on engaging
activities. Participants will
leave with strategies that
they can implement on the
first day of school. (For K12 teachers, all content
areas)

7/18/16
7/18/16
7/19/16
7/19/16
7/25/16
7/25/16
7/26/16
7/26/16

Differentiation Strategies
for k-12 Science

What does effective

teaching in a Science
classroom look like? What
are the important
principals when teaching
science to students in the k12 classroom? The
strategies that will be
introduced and discussed
over the four sessions will
impact the learning that is
taking place. All of the
sessions will use examples
for k-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12
science classrooms.
Strategies will be modeled
during each session.
(Online sessions are
available.)
Session 1: June 27th
Differentiation and Inquiry
Based Learning in Science
Session 2: June 29th Tiered
Assignments and Graphic
Organizers (science
specific)
Session 3: July 7th Leveled
Questions and Multiple
Intelligences (science
specific)

1.6/27/16
2.6/29/16
3.7/7/16
4.7/12/16

8:30 12:30
1:00 5:00
8:30 12:30
1:00 5:00
8:30 12:30
1:00 5:00
8:30 12:30
1:00 5:00

8:00 - 12:00
8:00 - 12:00
8:00 - 12:00
8:00 - 12:00

SWHS media center

Jacksonville High School

room 108

Session 4: July 12th Menu

of Options and Interest
Centers (science specific)

Discovery Education:
Beyond Videos

Participants will explore

7/18/16 8:00 12:00
the vast resources and tools 8/3/16 8:00 12:00
available through Discovery
Education. It's more than
just videos - come see what
else it has to offer.

DLT

Four Disciplines of
Execution (double
session-both Session A
and Session B required)

Sometimes we know what

we need to do, but struggle
with the how. Coveys The
4 Disciplines of Execution
professional development
provides clear strategies on
the what and how of
getting things
accomplished. You wont be
disappointed!

Meeting Room 2

7/19/16 - Session A
8:00 12:00
7/19/16 - Session B
1:00 5:00
7/20/16 - Session A
8:00 12:00
7/20/16 - Session B
1:00 5:00
8/9/16 - Session A
8:00 12:00
8/9/16 - Session B
1:00 5:00

Global Ed Digital Badge

Info

Educators have the

opportunity as part of their
Professional Development
Plan, PDP, to embark on a
set framework to earn the
NC Global Educator Digital
Badge issued by the state
and the designation
documented in the Home
Base Educators
Professional Development
Profile. This session will
provide an overview of this
framework as well as
discussion of the VIF
Learning Center/digital
badging which can be

7/19/16 9:00 12:00

Meeting room 1

utilized as part of the

Global Educator Digital
Badge process.

Participate in and receive

multiple lessons aligned to
the SCOS with a focus on
global awareness. Some
lessons will target a specific
grade, while others will be
differentiated to address
grades 6-8. Links to global
resources will be shared.
Global topics will include:
sustainability, population,
human rights, and poverty.
Math Standards addressed
will include: 6.RP, 7.RP,
8.EE, 6.G, 7.G, 8.G, 6.SP,
7.SP, 8.SP

7/28/16 8:00 12:00

KEA App/Platform
Training (designed for
teachers of kindergarten
students)

Participants will be
provided an overview of
the Teaching Strategies
online platform and NC
Evidence App.
Participants will also be
provided an opportunity
to practice entering
sample evidence
through the online
system and the app.
Participants should
bring their assessment
devices.

7/19/16
7/20/16

KEA Construct Training

(designed for teachers of
kindergarten students)

Participants will be
provided with an overview
of the KEA assessment
processes and
requirements. Participants
will receive training in
utilizing the KEA constructs
to assess students and
assign learning statuses.
Participants will also be
provided with resources to
support best practices for
organization and
implementation.

7/19/16 8:00 12:00

7/20/16 8:00 12:00

Global Studies in Middle

School Math

8/3/16

SWHS

8:00 12:00

12:30 4:30
12:30 4:30

FEPD 1
FEPD 1

FEPD 1
FEPD 1

KUDER Training-Middle
School

KUDER is a Career Literacy

and course planning tool
that will be purchased for
the middle schools next
year. Come to this session
to learn how it can help the
middle school students
learn about their career
interests and the skills they
have and their future
career choices.

8/2/16 8:00 -12:00

8/3/16 8:00 12:00

Northside HS Media
Center

LMS Edmodo+Office 365

This workshop will provide

teachers a better
understanding of how to
implement and maximize
get the tools available in
our learning management
system.

7/12/16 8:00 12:00

7/26/16 8:00 12:00

DLT

Local Library Support

and Resources

Members of the OCPL will

8/15/16 1:00 5:00
present resources for
teachers and students
available through the public
library. There's more to
your public library than
you think!

Math Design
Collaborative MDC: A
Paradigm Shift in
Teaching Mathematics
(middle-high school
focus)

This professional
development will engage
participants in learning the
fundamental principles of a
Formative Assessment
Lessons (FALs) design.
Through a combination of
direct instruction, video
presentations and hands-on
collaborative work,
participants will get an
introduction into the world
of MDC. Having the
opportunity to see firsthand the dynamic impact
that FALs will have on 21st
Century learners, every
participants will be
immersed in the productive
struggle with mathematics
and gain insight on how to
bridge the gap of their
students from procedure to
conceptual learners.

7/25/16
7/26/16
7/28/16
8/1/16
8/3/16
8/4/16

8:00 12:00
8:00 - 12:00
8:00 12:00
8:00 12:00
8:00 12:00
8:00 12:00

OCPL Main Branch

Participants in this
professional development
will get a preview of the
New Standard Division
Documents (SDDs) for the
2016 2017 school year.
Each SDD is chock full of
resources to aid
participants in maximizing
their effectiveness in the
classroom. With video links,
assessment options, and a
plethora of activities and
tasks, educators of
mathematics will be able to
plan their whole year with
the end in mind. Discussion
will include planning
practices, instructional
ideas and tips.

6th Grade
7/25/16 1:00 5:00
8/1/16 1:00 5:00

Multi-Tiered System of
Support

Multi-Tiered System of
Support, MTSS, is a multitiered framework that
promotes total school
improvement through
engaging, research-based
academic and behavioral
practices. Come check out
this systems approach
using data-driven problem
solving to maximize growth
for all students.

8/1/16
8/2/16
8/3/16
8/4/16

NCAC Certification

The National Career

Academy Coalition (NCAC)
is the Career Academy
model we follow in Onslow
County and this session will
explain the process to
become a nationally
recognized career academy
and the benefits of it. Learn
tips and hints from
someone who just went
through the process and get
guidance on how to get
started.

7/26/16 8:00 -12:00

7/27/16 8:00 -12:00

Northside HS Media
Center

Office365 for Beginners

What's the cloud? This

question will be addressed
as well as the basic uses
and tools of Office365.
Participants will learn

7/11/16 8:00 12:00

7/20/16 8:00 12:00
8/8/16 8:00 12:00

DLT

Middle School Math:

What to Teach & When
6th Grade Session
7th Grade Session
8th Grade Session

TBA

7th Grade
7/26/16 1:00 5:00
8/3/16 1:00 - 5:00

8th Grade
7/28/16 1:00-5:00
8/4/16 1:00-5:00

8:00 12:00
8:00 12:00
8:00 12:00
8:00 12:00

Meeting Room 2

sharing and collaboration

features, document editing,
and classroom utilization.

Office 365 For Data

Managers

Instruction will be provided

on the basic uses and tools
of Office365 and how to use
it as a tool with
PowerSchool data. Data
managers will learn sharing
and collaboration features,
and document editing.

7/20/16 7:30-11:30
7/25/16 7:30-11:30
8/3/16 7:30-11:30

Meeting Room 4

OneNote Class Notebook

A deeper dive in making

your classroom completely
digital using OneNote and
OneDrive. You won't want
to miss this "one".

7/13/16
7/14/16
7/21/16
8/10/16

8:00 12:00
8:00 12:00
8:00 12:00
8:00 12:00

DLT

PBIS Module 1 (requires

all 4 sessions)

Positive Behavior
Interventions Support
Module 1 training.

6/15/16
6/15/16
6/16/16
6/16/16

9:00 12:00
1:00 4:00
9:00 12:00
1:00 4:00

FEPD

PBIS Site team Action

Planning Sessions

For schools that are

currently implementing
PBIS, school-based site
teams will have an
opportunity to discuss and
use their data from the
Tiered-Fidelity Inventory,
School-wide Evaluation
Tool and other data points
in order to revise their
PBIS Action Plan and plan
for 2016-2017.

8/12/16 8:00 12:00

8/13/16 8:00 12:00
8/14/16 8:00 12:00

SchoolNet for the MS

CTE teacher

Want to learn how to create

your classroom
assessments using Item
banks you have created?
This session will take you
through the steps for
creating and administering
classroom assessments in
Schoolnet. Participants will
also learn how to share
assessments with others in
the same content area as
well as take a deeper dive

7/27/16 8:00 12:00

7/2/16 8:00 12:00

Meeting room 2

into the reports in

Schoolnet.

Scoreboarding (Common
and Formative)

Create a Compelling
Scoreboard: High
performing teams play to
win. If someone is going to
win, you have to keep
score. A scoreboard that
clearly demonstrates team
progress toward its goal
generates excitement and
enthusiasm. A scoreboard
motivates. In this
professional development,
you will learn how to
leverage one of Stephen
Coveys 4 Disciplines of
Execution to support
classroom and school goals
that inspire.

7/11/16
7/12/16
7/13/16
7/14/16

Service Learning
Standards

Increase awareness and

practice of Service Learning
as a learning tool and a
framework for engaging the
students in our classrooms
in inquiry based
experiential learning
opportunities. Help your
students find their voice,
take action and make an
impact on their community.

7/27/16 12:30 - 4:30

8/2/16

12:30 - 4:30

Shouting Won't Grow

Dendrites

Using materials developed

by Dr. Marcia Tate,
participants will learn
about 20 techniques for
managing a brain
compatible classroom.

6/20/16
6/21/16
6/22/16
6/23/16

8:00 12:00
8:00 12:00
8:00 12:00
8:00 12:00

Step Up Your Multimedia

PerfTips and tricks for

producing acquiring better
audio, video, video green
screen video, quality
graphics, lighting, and easy
set design for school news
applications. Simple editing
solutions and answers to
how you enhance
multimedia with limited

6/16/16 8:00 12:00

7/13/16 8:00 12:00
8/16/16 1:00 5:00

8:00 12:00
8:00 12:00
8:00 12:00
8:00 12:00

Southwest Middle School

Room 212

SWHS

MR2 for all sessions

Studio @ SWHS

resources or no budget will

also be presented. Bring
your equipment and
questions to this hands on
approach workshop.
Tips and tricksvideography
& more
more.camera/tripod/micI

This We Believe and the

Middle School Concept

Research tells us that 10-14

year olds learn differently
than younger and older
students. Come and take a
close look at how the
middle school concept and
the Association of Middle
Level Educations (AMLE)
16 characteristics of highly
effective middle schools,
from This We Believe,
combine to support the
unique needs of middle
level learners.

6/27/16 8:00 12:00

7/25/16 8:00 12:00

JHS Professional
Development Room

Team-Initiated Problem
Solving (TIPS)

TIPS, Team Initiated

Problem Solving, guides the
process of identifying a
specific problem,
developing SMART goals,
and selecting the
appropriate instructional
supports to improve
academic and behavioral
outcomes for all students.
TIPS is used during
problem solving teams such
as Multi-tiered Systems of
Support (MTSS) and
Positive Behavior
Interventions and Supports
(PBIS).

8/10/16 8:00 12:00

Meeting Room 2

Using 3D printers in the

classroom

We will explore how the 3D

printer can enhance
instruction at all levels K12. Classroom activities
will explored by the groups,
by discipline and grade
level. Participants will
create 3D models that will
be printed for classroom

8/4/16 8:00 -12:00

8/4/16 1:00 - 5:00

Northside HS Media
Center

instruction or student
exploration.

Utilizing an LMS to
support literacy .
instruction (K-5)

Participants will be
provided with strategies for
effectively utilizing an LMS
to support literacy
instruction and
comprehension in the K-5
classroom. Participants
will also be provided
opportunities to share
current best practices being
utilized in their classrooms.
Participants should bring
their tier 1 laptops or other
electronic device.

8/2/16
8/2/16
8/9/16
8/9/16

Utilizing an LMS to
support literacy
instruction (6-12)

Participants will be
provided with strategies for
effectively utilizing an LMS
to support literacy
instruction and
comprehension in the 6-12
classroom. Participants
will also be provided with
opportunities to share
current best practices being
utilized in their classrooms.
Participants should bringe
their tier 1 laptops or other
electronic device.

8/9/16 8:00 12:00

8/9/16 12:30 4:30

FEPD 1
FEPD1

WIN Software-Workkeys

Participants will learn how

to use the WIN Career
Readiness Courseware
Career-infused instruction
in Applied Mathematics,
Reading for Information,
and Locating Information
that is directly aligned to
ACT WorkKeys and
builds student skills and
confidence!

6/21/16 8:00 -12:00

White Oak High SchoolMedia Center

World Language PD
Session 1

Technology in the World

Language Classroom

6/23/16 8:30-12:30
6/29/16 8:30-12:30

JHS Room 108

CO meeting room 2

World Language PD
Session 2

World Languages through

an Artistic Eye

6/27/16 8:30-12:30
6/30/16 8:30-12:30

CO meeting room 1
CO meeting room 3

World Language PD
Session 3

Culture, Culture, Culture

6/28/16 8:30-12:30

CO FEPD #2

8:00 12:00
12:30 4:30
8:00 12:00
12:30 4:30

MR3
MR3

7/11/16 8:30-12:30

CO meeting room 2

Summer 2016

Edmodo

Learn ways to make your

classroom run more
efficiently with this
dynamic introduction to
video based and blended
instruction.

7/11/16-8/5/16

EDMODO Group Join

Code Sent by Your
Instructor

Classroom Management
Strategies

Incorporating positive
behavior support strategies
that provide support,
guidance and
reinforcement for students.

8/4/16 8:00 12:00

EDMODO Group Join

Code Sent by Your
Instructor

Differentiation for Gifted

Learners: Using Choice
and other Strategies in
the Elementary
Classroom

Through an online,
asynchronous learning
environment in Edmodo,
participants will be able to
explore differentiation
resources appropriate for
helping gifted learners.

6/27/16-8/11/16
(4 hours)

EDMODO Group Join

Code Sent by Your
Instructor

Teachers will be given

training on requirements
for and suggestion for
submitting ASWs for PE.

7/26-28/16

EDMODO Group Join

Code Sent by Your
Instructor

In Praise of American
Educators (Book Study)

Rick Dufour wrote this

book because todays
educators need to know
that contrary to what is
passing for conventional
wisdom, they are the
greatest generation of
educators in American
history by almost every
measure of student
achievement.

7/11/16
7/12/16
7/13/16
7/14/16

EDMODO Group Join

Code Sent by Your
Instructor

This We Believe and the

Middle School Concept

Research tells us that 10-14

year olds learn differently
than younger and older
students. Come and take a
close look at how the
middle school concept and
the Association of Middle
Level Educations (AMLE)
16 characteristics of highly
effective middle schools,
from This We Believe,
combine to support the

6/20/16 7/1/16

Online Classes
Are You Flipping
Out? (Flipping your
Classroom)

Elementary PE ASW
Training

8:00 12:00
8:00 12:00
8:00 12:00
8:00 12:00

EDMODO Group Join

Code Sent by Your
Instructor

unique needs of middle

level learners.

Basics of ESL

Participants will learn how

students are identified as
English learners (ELs),
domains of language,
language proficiency
scores, student LEP plans
(including testing
accommodations and
classroom modifications),
as well as become familiar
with WIDA English
language development
standards and how they
correlate to content
standards.

8/8/16-8/11/16

EDMODO Group Join

Code Sent by Your
Instructor